Redeeming

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Saving; making amends; noting what is good as exceptional to what is generally bad: as, there is not a single redeeming feature in the scheme.
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  • verb. Present participle of redeem.
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  • adjective. compensating for some fault or defect
  • adjective. bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
  • Word Usage
    "Law 5: The difficulty involved in redeeming a rebate is directly proportional to the dollar value of the rebate."
    Equivalent
    good  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-stem
    redeem